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Grow Local Talent with Green Career Week
Fernando Ortega, sales manager at Jet Fresh Flower Distributors, visited a Miami-area high school to talk about career options in the floral...
Green Career Week Grows Relationships Between Floral Pros and Students
Last fall, Ball Horticulture Company sent five employees to a Chicago high school to talk about careers in the horticulture industry as part of the...
What’s a Floral Designer? U.S. Department of Labor Asks for Input
The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking input from florists to capture more information about floral designers, an effort that could help promote...
Teacher Program Makes Horticulture ‘A Lot More Accessible’ in the Classroom
Teachers who participated in the Seed to STEM immersive program learned about floral design at the wholesaler Kennicott Brothers Company in...
Teacher Field Trip Bolsters Horticulture Careers in the Classroom
Dozens of teachers are taking a summer field trip to horticultural destinations around Indianapolis to broaden their understanding of careers in the...
Teachers Get Resources to Talk ‘Green’ Jobs in the Classroom
Seed Your Future is launching a program to train high school science teachers nationwide about the horticulture and floriculture industries and give...
Salary Survey Shows Career Opportunities in Horticulture
Most Americans aren’t sure what horticulture is. And those who do know what it is think horticulture is something people do as a hobby, not a...
Build a Pipeline of Workers in Your Community
The beginning of the school year is a great time to make connections with teachers and students to bring awareness to career opportunities in your...
Florists Showcase Industry Job Opportunities
When he was studying to be an accountant in college, Monty Pereira never imagined he’d find himself in the floral industry. Today, he is the proud...
Floral Pros Get Proactive to Solve Labor Woes
When Chris Drummond, AAF, PFCI, talks with florists, wholesalers and flower growers, everyone lists labor in their top three challenges “without...
ISO: The Industry’s Future Leaders
Did you experience another chaotic Valentine’s Day with too few hands on deck? Has hiring been an ongoing struggle that keeps you up at night?...
What Do Floriculture Jobs Pay? Help Seed Your Future and AFE Find Out
As the year winds down, Raya Ward, general manager of Nielsen’s Florist & Garden Shop in Darien, Connecticut, is preparing for annual...
Green Career Week Inspires Budding New Workforce
Seed Your Future’s Green Career Week, held Oct. 3 to 7, gave professionals in the floriculture and horticulture industries an opportunity to speak...
Florists Join the Search for the Next Generation of Floral Pros
George Clements of George’s Flowers in Roanoke, Virginia, developed an interest in the floral business at a young age, thanks to his grandparents....